Former AC Milan midfielder Dejan Savicevic has revealed that he’s impressed with the progress being made by the Diavolo under coach Pippo Inzaghi and believes that the club can do well this season.
The 48-year-old, who played for the Rossoneri from 1992-98, has admitted that he’s satisfied with the way president Silvio Berlusconi has been running the San Siro outfit and expressed his hopes to see both Stephan El Shaarawy and new signing Jeremy Menez shine for the Italian club throughout the 2014-15 campaign.
Savicevic spoke to Milan Channel on Thursday about what he’s been up to in recent years and shared his views on AC Milan’s current project, while also commenting on the team’s upcoming match with Juventus on Saturday.
“I am doing pretty well, Montenegro won our first match of the 2016 Euro Championships qualifiers,” said the ex-Milan man, who has been the president of the Montenegrin Football Association since 2004.
“When I stopped playing I wanted to dedicate my time to football in Montenegro and I became the president of the Montenegro Football Federation.
“Hopefully we can finish third and go into the play-offs for Euro 2016. I saw the recent birthday wishes that the Milan fans sent me, it seems I did well enough when I was at Milan.
“The back-heel goal scored by Menez at Parma is the touch of a quality player. At Roma and at Paris Saint-Germain he did well and now he is showing that he is a class footballer but that is no surprise because I expect that from a player like him. Milan did well to sign him.
“Stephan El Shaarawy had some injury problems last season and that has slowed down his progress at Milan but he is the future of the club and I hope that the club can wait for him and we will see him score like two years ago.
“I saw Inzaghi do really well with the youth teams and now he has started very well for the first team. Everyone is watching him.
“Milan have done well in the past with a strong defence and in Italy the team that wins the league is the team that concedes the least amount of goals.
“The Rossonero attack will score lots of goals and if they have a well balanced defence then good results will come their way. It will be an interesting championship.
“It will be a very tough game against Juventus at the San Siro on Saturday, I don’t think they will open up much, both teams will wait for a mistake from their opponents.
“I hope that Milan, with the help of their fans, can do a little better. Juve have won three Scudetto titles, Milan must have more hunger and that could make a difference.
“The president’s presence is very important because when he speaks he motivates you to play better, to have more confidence in yourself, he knows how to manage a team which is why I am certain that with him closer to the team they will be able to do better than in previous years.”
